This darkly picturesque canyon, carved out by the river Fjarðrá, is a humbling two million years old. A walking track follows its southern edge for a couple of kilometres, with plenty of places to gaze down into its rocky, writhing depths.
The canyon is 3.5km north of the Ring Road; you can walk there across lava fields or drive along Rte 206 (take the left fork at the sign for Laki). You’ll reach the canyon before it becomes an F-road.
